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327. Intelligence Assessment

the South African situation, there is a risk that no matter what steps Washington takes in support of change, none will fully satisfy the demands of politically conscious South African blacks (and their principal allies in black Africa, such as the Nigerians) short of giving the black majority and the other races full and equal political rights. This, of course, would amount to a revolution in the South African context. The Communist powers have a tactical advantage in this situation in that they advertise themselves as the champions of revolution and have few compunctions about the means by w…